(71B) Buffon's Needle

[J-F Garnier]

(09-08-2019 09:54 PM)Valentin Albillo Wrote:  

(09-08-2019 04:00 PM)SlideRule Wrote:  30 H=0 @ FOR J=1 TO 10 @ IF RND()<SIN(RND()*PI) THEN H=H+1
40 NEXT J @ R(H)=R(H)+1 @ P=P+H

You will get a syntax error entering line 30, it's just RND, without the parentheses, not RND().

Actually, RND(), with parentheses, is a valid syntax on the HP71, as for other functions without argument. Even PI can be entered as PI() since PI is a function from the HP71 system point of view.

J-F